casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
due form; official; formality
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
distributing; dealing out; apportionment
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
one by one; one after another; successively
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
briskly; quickly; promptly
to give directions; to issue instructions
watching while standing (e.g. a play)
standee (in a theatre); standing-room spectator; the gallery
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to relapse; to reassert; to review
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
to stiffen; to become stiff
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
confusion; distraction; derangement
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
unrestrained; unreserved; candid; frank
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
experience; being accustomed (to something); poise in a critical situation